Three Partners, Two Sides, One Restaurant

Three Partners, Two Sides, One Restaurant By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law When the Third Partner Becomes the Swing Vote in Someone Else’s War Three-Way Dispute — Coalition Dynamics This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by the DHC Hospitality & Restaurant Law Group. Names, locations, cuisines, […]
The Partner Who Stopped Showing Up

The Partner Who Stopped Showing Up By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law When One Working Partner Carries the Weight and the Other Cashes the Checks Two Working Partners — Asymmetric Effort This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by the DHC Hospitality & Restaurant Law Group. Names, […]
The Management Company That Ate the Restaurant

The Management Company That Ate the Restaurant By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law When Your Partner’s Side Business Becomes Your Restaurant’s Biggest Expense Management Company Conflict — Affiliated-Entity Self-Dealing This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by the DHC Hospitality & Restaurant Law Group. Names, locations, cuisines, […]
The Books Don’t Lie — But They Can Be Hidden

The Books Don’t Lie — But They Can Be Hidden By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law How Forensic Discovery Broke Through One Partner’s Financial Fortress The Gatekeeper — Information Withholding & Forensic Discovery This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by the DHC Hospitality & Restaurant Law […]
The 50/50 Trap

The 50/50 Trap By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law Two Equal Partners, One Expiring Lease, and No Way to Decide The 50/50 Deadlock This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by the DHC Hospitality & Restaurant Law Group. Names, locations, cuisines, and identifying details have been changed […]
The Partner She Never Chose

The Partner She Never Chose By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law When a Surviving Spouse Inherits a Partnership Interest They Never Asked For The Silent Spouse — Inherited Interest This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by the DHC Hospitality & Restaurant Law Group. Names, locations, cuisines, […]
When the Handshake Breaks

White Paper Series: When the Handshake Breaks By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law No Operating Agreement, No Written Terms — Just Two Guys and a Restaurant The Late-Night Deal-Maker — Informal Partnership This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by the DHC Hospitality & Restaurant Law Group. […]
The $800K Question

White Paper Series: The $800K Question By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law When Your Investment Disappears Into Someone Else’s Management Fee Money Partner vs. Founding Chef — The Investor’s Perspective This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by the DHC Hospitality & Restaurant Law Group. Names, locations, […]
Entity Formation Requirements in New York State

Entity Formation Requirements in New York State By Cindy M. Belvisi, Senior Counsel | Corporate & Securities Law All the Small Things – Part 1 In New York State, entities are formed through the filing of specific documents with the Department of State (“DOS”) and the payment of filing fees. There are various types of […]
The Chef Who Built It All — Then Lost Half

White Paper Series: The Chef Who Built It All — Then Lost Half By Andreas Koutsoudakis, Partner | Hospitality and Restaurant Law When the Investor You Needed Becomes the Partner You Can’t Escape Founding Chef vs. Money Partner — The Chef’s Perspective This white paper is based on a composite of real cases handled by […]